#selective-prosecution

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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Donald Trump has built a regime of retribution and reward | Sidney Blumenthal

Trump transformed retribution into an institutionalized system using the Justice Department and FBI to punish opponents and shield allies.
#vindictive-prosecution
#james-comey
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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others

John Bolton systematically shared classified information with unauthorized people to help write a tell-all book and faces an 18-count indictment compiled by experienced prosecutors.
fromemptywheel
1 week ago

Tick Tock, Tick Tock: Lindsey Halligan's Filter Follies - emptywheel

After loaner AUSA Tyler Lemons made a transparent bid at the arraignment to slow Eastern District of Virginia's rocket docket with both discovery and the invocation of the CIPA ( Classified Information Procedurs Act) process, Judge Michael Nachmanoff, Meanwhile, Comey noticed his intent to challenge Lindsey Halligan's appointment as US Attorney, so Judge Nachmanoff can refer the question to Fourth Circuit Chief Judge Albert Diaz, who will pick a District Judge from another District to preside over the challenge.
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#political-weaponization
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fromIntelligencer
4 weeks ago

John Roberts Wrote Trump a Permission Slip to Indict Comey

The Supreme Court empowered the presidency to use the Justice Department to pursue politically motivated, selective prosecutions against perceived opponents.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

JAMES COMEY IS A DIRTY COP': Trump Prosecutes the Destroyer of Lives' Ex-FBI Chief on Truth Social

Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can't imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it's a very simple, but IMPORTANT one. There is no way he can explain his way out of it. He is a Dirty Cop, and always has been, but he was just assigned a Crooked Joe Biden appointed Judge, so he's off to a very good start.
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fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Todd Blanche Exposes Trump's Pardon Auto-Pen Scandal - emptywheel

DOJ footnote asserts January 6 defendants with pending cases received pardons and were eligible for certificates without submitting declarations to substantiate the assertion.
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